Where does “опознавать” come from?

опознавать (Russian) comes from Russian опозна́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

опознавать (Russian): to recognize, to identify

Definitions

  1. to recognize, to identify

Ancestry of “опознавать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопозна́тьto recognize, to identify
2Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Russian о- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →